My First Bike (finally done right)

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  • odl777
    Forum Mentor
    • Jan 2006
    • 532
    • clayton

    #1

    My First Bike (finally done right)

    Hello,

    I purchsed this bike for 500.00 my sophmore college summer (2005). This was my first bike, and I have finally graduated college (2008) and got a job. Now I put the money into her she deserves (2011).

    Please see the attached pics of this wonderful bike, from the first month of ownership till it's last ride in Austin at Rot Rally. All her friends are Harleys and she has a kawsaki sister but she is still my main ride of choice.

    This is a pic of how my bike looked when I first got it, minus the shield and hard bags. This pic was the closest I could find to the original, it was literally in this good of shape.

    Issues:It weaped oil out of head and didn't run well (changed plugs) wheeling monster.
  • odl777
    Forum Mentor
    • Jan 2006
    • 532
    • clayton

    #2
    More Pics

    More pics! Any one know how to post multiple pics on a page?

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    • odl777
      Forum Mentor
      • Jan 2006
      • 532
      • clayton

      #3
      pics!!!!

      Pics!!!!!!

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      • odl777
        Forum Mentor
        • Jan 2006
        • 532
        • clayton

        #4
        Picsss

        piocssss









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        • Steve
          GS Whisperer
          • Jun 2005
          • 35927
          • southwest oHIo

          #5
          Looks like you figured out the "multiple pictures" thing.

          Lookin' good.

          Not nearly as comfortable or quiet, but it looks good.

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          • BassCliff

            #6
            Hi,

            Good work. It looks very functional.

            Thanks for the pictures.



            Thank you for your indulgence,

            BassCliff

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            • odl777
              Forum Mentor
              • Jan 2006
              • 532
              • clayton

              #7
              more recent pics 2010

              2010 2010




















              Last edited by odl777; 03-04-2011, 08:47 PM.

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              • odl777
                Forum Mentor
                • Jan 2006
                • 532
                • clayton

                #8

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                • odl777
                  Forum Mentor
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 532
                  • clayton

                  #9
                  I hope to get it done by the end of the month, got the rest of the part back from the machine shop and polished up the sprocket cover. All thats left is the wheels and bearings.

                  Any Ideas on how to fix a mess up I did way back when? I cut the seat hinges for the cafe look now I need to remount. any nody ever do this?

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                  • UncleMike

                    #10
                    Time to learn how to weld!

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                    • Hornswaggle

                      #11
                      You got a great deal on that bike! Good luck on the project and keep posting pics

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                      • Rover
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                        Past Site Supporter
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 1537
                        • Central Mass.

                        #12
                        Looking good!
                        http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/u...00080021-1.jpg
                        1978 GS1000C
                        1979 GS1000E
                        1980 GS1000E
                        2004 Roadstar

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                        • odl777
                          Forum Mentor
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 532
                          • clayton

                          #13
                          Wheel just got painted!



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                          • Charlie G
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                            • Feb 2009
                            • 6440
                            • Siskiyou county

                            #14
                            You have a nice transformation going on there. I really like the Black paint and the seat is art.

                            cg
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